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depression

[dih-presh-uhn] / dɪˈprɛʃ ən /




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These antidepressants are widely prescribed for moderate to severe depression and anxiety because they raise serotonin levels in the brain.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

Levi emerged from the translation, he wrote, “as if from an illness,” and Ms. Hruska suggests that the depression he sank into may have contributed to his death.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The Seafarers' Charity cites hypervigilance, burnout, fatigue, loneliness, depression and anxiety as some of the mental strains facing the 20,000 seafarers stranded by Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz since February 28.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

Turner said the classes, which cost £8 per session, aim to ease the postnatal period for new mothers, who are at risk of developing depression.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

“I pray God to give us dry weather soon, for this is misery. I have never seen such depression of spirits as there is in the tent.”

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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